"CBS Evening News finished in third place behind ABC and NBC for total viewers during the week of March 2. The show, hosted by Tony Dokoupil, drew 4.117 million total viewers last week and 507,000 viewers in the key demographic. Compared with the prior week, the broadcast slipped 1% in total viewers but edged up 1% in the demo, making it the only evening newscast to post a week-to-week decline in any measured category."
"Additionally, since last year, total viewership fell 6% while demo viewership dropped 19%. Notably, neither NBC nor ABC experienced declines in the same timeframe. Not to mention, per reporting from Vanity Fair's Aidan McLaughlin, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani dropped out of talks to appear for an interview on the network due to concerns over a recent X post from Weiss."
"In the post, the editor-in-chief promoted CBS commentary from Iranian dissident and journalist Masih Alinejad, who slammed the mayor's late Feb. statement in which he argued that engaging in military activity with Iran mark[s] a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression. Mamdani is more than welcome to come to one of my safe houses, said Alinejad in the clip, which Weiss reposted with a fire emoji."
A dumpster fire erupted near CBS Broadcast Center in New York City on Friday, captured in a photo by Guardian reporter Jeremy Barr. CBS Evening News continues to struggle with viewership, finishing third behind ABC and NBC with 4.117 million total viewers during the week of March 2. The broadcast declined 1% in total viewers week-to-week and has dropped 6% in total viewership and 19% in key demographic viewership over the past year. Additionally, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani withdrew from a scheduled CBS interview due to concerns about editor-in-chief Bari Weiss's social media post promoting commentary critical of the mayor's Iran policy stance.
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